Using the ESI Plus
The optional ESI Plus provides telephone dial-up control and dialout alarm notification. Installed
inside the ARC Plus main unit, the ESI Plus adds a line jack to the rear panel of the ARC Plus for
connection to a POTS line. This allows operators to dial the telephone number associated with
the phone line, enter a PIN, and then take readings and issue commands for any site linked to
the ESI. When configured to do so, the ESI will also dial out to alert operators to alarm
conditions.
Configuring the ESI Plus
Before you can use the ESI for monitoring, control and alarm notification, some configuration
steps are necessary:
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Assign ARC Plus sites to the ESI Plus
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Configure site, channel and unit labels for the ESI
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Configure greeting and goodbye messages
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Set up selective dialout lists
There are also default settings that you may adjust, such as number of rings before the ESI
answers an incoming call, the amount of time the ESI waits between phone numbers on the dial
out list, etc. All of these may be edited via AutoLoad Plus.
Calling the ESI
Calling in to the ESI allows you to monitor and control any remote site linked to the ESI. To place
a call to the ESI:
1.
Dial the phone number for the line connected to ESI. After the specified number of
rings, the ESI will pick up the line and speak the programmed greeting.
2.
After the ESI picks up, a modem tone is played. Press any key to bypass the tone. Then
enter your assigned PIN, followed by the # key. PINs are assigned in AutoLoad Plus
under Speech Settings. If you make a mistake, press * to clear the entry and start over. If
you enter an incorrect PIN, the ESI will speak, “Error,” and you can try again. Once you
begin entering the PIN, you have 20 seconds to finish, or the ESI will disconnect.
Note: The durations allowed to begin entering the PIN and to complete entry are
configurable in the AutoLoad Plus software.
3.
Once you enter your PIN, the ESI will speak the user-programmed welcome message,
followed by the name of the site in which the ESI is installed and the number of alarms
present at that site. After you log in, the ESI waits for a user command. All ESI functions
are described later in this chapter, and the ESI command list can be found on